Morrison Child and Family Services
Marcella Chiromo is an experienced mental health professional and advocate with a robust background in working with youth and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. Currently serving as a Student Advocate at Portland YouthBuilders since June 2015 and as a Mental Health Therapist at Morrison Child and Family Services since April 2012, Marcella specializes in delivering individual, family, and group therapy, conducting mental health assessments, and implementing targeted treatment plans. Past roles include facilitating support groups for middle and high school girls at Americorps-Ophelia's Place and participating in various programs addressing health and social issues in South Africa. Marcella holds a Ph.D. in International Psychology from The Chicago School, a Master's degree in Intercultural Youth and Family Development from the University of Montana, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of the Cumberlands.
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Morrison Child and Family Services
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We provide culturally responsive, anti-oppressive mental health and substance use disorder treatment, support, and prevention services to children, youth, and families who are working through the effects of systemic racism, trauma, poverty, abuse, neglect, or other mental health needs. The majority of our families live at the Federal poverty level, and our work supports them to prevent houselessness, generational poverty, future family traumas, and other hardships that impact our communities. Positive outcomes of Morrison's programs include reductions in substance use challenges, improvements in life skills and satisfaction, and increased social and academic successes. By addressing race equity first, we address all other forms of oppressions, resulting in equitable outcomes for all clients. As we provide support and services for children and families working through the effects of trauma, we also acknowledge the trauma inflicted on people of color through systemic racism. Morrison seeks to create and sustain an approach that positively impacts our community as a whole.